Man i just saw this thread and my pirates notoriety lvl is 19 already and im 92% through the main story line section "The List"
. Well i've got a lot of grinding to look forward to. Ill definatly keep this in mind if i make another pirate for me and my friend to do what i call "co-op mmorpg style" basicaly you and a friend make a pair of new characters and always play those characters at the same time and crew up.